Immaculate Heart owns state records for most titles (14) and most titles won consecutively (12), and is in search of its third straight. Mount St. Mary has switched divisions twice since winning its first title in 2003 (Parochial A). The Mount won twice in Parochial B (2003-04), twice in Non-Public A (2005-06) and the last three years in Non-Public B.

Bishop Eustace has never won a state title. The Pennsauken school has appeared in the state final in 2005 (vs. St. Elizabeth) and last season (vs. Mount St. Mary). Pingry is trying to end a 12-year drought after winning back-to-back championships in 1997 and ’98. Pingry’s last appearance in the state finals was in 2007 (vs. Mount St. Mary).

This is the fourth straight meeting in the state final between these programs. Last year, West Windsor South won its first title since 1995. Westfield won the first two meetings, in 2007 and in ’08, and boosted its championship total to 11, second-most in state history.

These teams share recent postseason history. Haddonfield knocked out Mountain Lakes, 87-83, in the state semifinals in 2007, and Mountain Lakes got even by beating Haddonfield, 86-84, in the 2008 state final. Haddonfield is making its fifth straight appearance in the state final.